Cushion.



4iATElWILED AUG. 4,. 190s.;

E. G. BUDD.

CUSHION.

APrLIoATIoN FILED JULY 5 {NVENTOR WITNESSES:`

- 'Eg l ATTORNEYl se-ats are arrangedto'form a bed. Z0

` UNITED' sTA'rEs .PATENT OFFICE.

' EDWARD e. BUDD, @P PHILADELPIIIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 'AssIGNoE'roIIALE-KILBUEN METAL coMPANY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENN- SYLVANIA.

cUsHIoN.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Aug/1,1908.

Application med July 5, 190i. rseriaI- Nc 382,133; i

To a'lZwhom-it'mmy concern; v Be it known. .thatlla .Benni 'citizen' f the c"'Uiit'cl States," residing" at1 Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, havel invented certain new `and usefullmprovements ,in

Cushions, (Case A,) of which the following is,

a specification.A

This invention relates to cushions espe-V cially adapted forusev in seats of the type ern-'- ployed in railway cars. The invention is directed particularly tofthe v4provision -of 'a' cushion which v'Inaylmfused as a head-rest in a rseat-back employed-in slee ing-cars, such head-rests being positioned a ovethe backcushions of the seats and adapted` to be turned on an axis and heldin an elevatedpo` sition when the cushions of 't o adjacent' The object of the invention" is to effect certain improvements-in the construction of a cushion, to the end 4that a cushionis pro duced which is constructed largely of metal and is, therefore, practically reproof, which possesses amplestrength and can be manteA factured at comparativelyl low costand whichis particularly adapted for use' asia"- head-rest.`

The referred embodiment of the' inven' tion is illustrated in the accompanying drawins,inwhich' igure 1 is a to'pxview 'of the 4 cushion broken'away and sectioned in part; Fig. 2' is an end view -of the frame for the cushion; Fig. 3 isv a -transverse section on line 3-3 of Fig: 1 and `Fig`4 is a detail view in section onl' e'4---4of` ig. 1. f i

R -ferring tothese drawings, the cushion is of rectangular form and its frame .consistsl of four metallic frame-members which are secured together at their ends.vr 4Eachof the side-members 1, 1, and'end-member's 2,2, of the ycushioniframe lconsists of -a strip of sheet-metal pressed toan angular cross-sec- -tion'as shown inFigs. 3 and 4, to provide a body portion 3 lying in the general plane of the trame and an integraliiange 4 at the outer edge of the memberturned downwardly of' the cushion'. Secured tothe under side of each "of the 'frame-members, adjacent tothe Han e 4 thereon, is a strip 5 of wood, paperor sim' ar material, to which the covering ma terial of the cushion may be secured by tacks. r 4The lower side-member' 1 may bej securedA attsQen'dsto Vthe endsof the 4end-- ymembersin any suitable manner; for this ,purposlgl...1haveiy"shown corner-boxes 6I of presse' '-sheet"' metal, each having a downwardly-turned ange7 corresponding to the ilanges 4 on 4the framemembers, which is curved at the corner'as shown'in Fig. 1.-

ends ofthe side and end members to be secured together' arecut at an incline andeach is secured to the corner-box 6 by means' l of rivets '8, the box -lying under the body y'portions-3 of the two frame-members. The

extreme ends of the two frame-members are 4cut away, so that the covering material of4 the cushion will lie against the corner-'box 6 and the completed' cushion' will thus 4be proe'dge, At vthe upper corners or' the cushion, bearf ingpieces are' provided adapted to co'actl withsuitable bearings on the frame .ofv thel seat, so that the head-rest may' be' turned in these bearings to carry it froma position inwhch it lies in vsubstantially the same. plane as the back-cushion of t-he seat to apo- `sition 'in which it is inclined upwardly to 'carry it outof the way of an occupant of the bed and to form a shelf. JI, thereforef'pro vide" thermale @f1-.he cushion with Suitable supporting members to which detachable bearing-pieces may be.`secured, and I" utilizel these supporting members.` both 'to form .corner-boxes for"'securing the ends of the frame-members together and to determine theshape of the covering-, material of. the

Y. cushion. The supportin'g'-l members are indicated at 9 .and consist of castings each' having a1 vra-11.10 lying in Athegeneral plane of the..

rounded. corners atthe'lowen cushion-'frame and two 'integral walls 11 and 12 lying perpendicular thereto and. to each j other. The wall 10 of each of the supporting members has an integral extension 13,l to which the endof theend-member 2 of the vcushion-fr'ame is secured by rivets.

The end of the side-member 1 i-s also similarly secured' v tothe wall l() of-the supporting member. The wall 12 of the supportingmemberis also.

provided with an integral extension 14 ex-` tending. alongside the flange 4. on the side-- member 1 of the frame anriveted thereto.v

The wall 11 is provided withan integral *eX--v tension 15 for the purpose hereinafter described. Th'e members 9 thusserve to,se cure the upperside -member 1 to the endmembers 2 ofthe cushion-frame andi-hold `:them 4firmly 'in proper relative positions;l

f rlfhe Wall-11 of the supporting member has a shallow depression formed therein, into fwhich the base of a bearing-niember 16 may .be drawn, this bearing-member being positioned after@ the covering material ol' the cushion has been applied thereto, as will be hereinafter described.

Secured -to each of the end-members 2 of the cushion-frame is ari end forni-piece 17, consisting of sheet-metal pressedfto the desired form, preferably that indicated in Fig.

From this figure, it will be seen that the piece 17 has an integral flange 18 which is secured by suitable rivets to the end-niemibenof the cushion-frame, gussets 19 being provided to give greater strength and rigidity to the piece. At the upper edge ofthe end forni-piece, an inwardly extending v[hinge 20 is provided. In order to hold the end form-piece securely in posit-ion, it is also riveted tothe extension 15 on the wall 11 of the supporting member. The wall 1.1 of the supporting member and form-piece 17 are ot such size that the laiige 2() continues the c-urve of the upper edge of u'all l1 so that When the covering material of the cushion secured thereon, it is given the desired shape and held in. the proper relation. Each of the members Q, therefore, serves as a support for a bearing-member 16, a corner-box for uniting tivo of the frame-mcmbers and a form-piece for determining the shape of the surface of the cushion. The members of the frame are thus united. in such manner as to give greatstrength and the coiistruction is such that the cost of manufacture is quite 10W. A

Secured on the body portion 3 of cach .of the side-meinbers 1 of the cushion-frame Ais a .line of spiral springs 21, and the springs ol each line support a ilat sheet-metal plate 22 upon the upper ends thereof.

A strip ol coarse textile fabric 23 is laid over each of the sheet-metal strips 22 and its edges are strips 5 by tacks.

carried down and secured to the tacking strip 5, so as to hold the springs 21 under tension. 'A sheet of fabric 24Kl is then laid over the cushion, and its edges carried dou-n and tacked to the under sides of the strips 5. Upholstery material 25 is then laid over .the fabric 24 and over this the outer covering 26 of plush or othe suitable material. The edges of the covering 26 are also carried down and under the traine and are secured. to the A Asheet-metal pan 27 having an upwardly turned flange at its edge is then applied to the bottom of the cushion,

. its edges extending up over the edges of the -of does not show Wh en the cushion is turned -upwardly at night,- but also it yields readily pan may be 'secured to the frame by screwsif the head of the occupant of the bed strikes it.

After the outer covering 26 is applied to the cushion, the bearing-pieces 16 are secured to the supporting members 9. For this purpose, the ivalls`11 of the supporting members are provided With openings to receive screws 2S, and these screws pass through countersunk openings in the beariiig-pieces 16, as shown at the right of Fig. 1, and engage lugs 29 on the inner sides of the walls 11. By tightening up the screws 2S, the bearingpieces 16 and thc portions of the covering 26 underlying them are drawn into the depressions in the Walls 11 of the supporting nicmbers 9, so that the outer faces of the bearingpieces 16 lie in substantially thc same planes as the outer surface of thc covering material at the ends ot the cushion below the bearingpieces,

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Iatent is as follows 1. In a cushion, a metallic frame, metallic supporting members at two of thc corners thereof, a covering extending overthe frame and. secured at its edges thereto, and bearingpieces secured to said supporting members and having projections thereon by which the cushion is supported, substantially as set forth.

2. .In a cushion, a metallic frame consisting of frame-niembers secured together at their ends, metallic supporting members at two of the corners of the cushion cach serving to imite tivo of said fiume-members, a covering extending over said 'frame and secured at its edges thereto, and bearing-pieces secured to said supporting members and formed to provide supports for the cushion, substantially as sct forth.

3. In a cushion, a frame consisting of sheet-metal iramc-membcrs secured together at their ends, metallic sup1' orting members secured to the fra-mc, a covering extending over theframe and said members and seycured at its edges to the frame, and metallic bearing-pieces outside said covering secured to said supporting members and formed to provide supports for the cushion, substantially as set fort-h.

4. In a cushion, a metallic f `ame, supporting members secured thereto having depressions thereiii, a covering extending over the frame. and said members and secured at its.

edges to said frame, and bearing-pieces se- Ycured tosaid supporting members outside ing of sheet-metal frame-members secured. to-

gether at their ends, two metallic supporting members cach serving to imite the end of one 'frame-member to the end. of another, a covering extending over the frame and said gilt their ends, a tacking strip securedf to each ,iframe-member, metallic supporting mem- I the end of one frame-member to the end of yWardly from thelframe and a depression in :foied to rovide supports for the cushion,

"said strips, and metallic bearing-pieces outing) -su stantially as set forth.

,A bers `secured to the frame at opposite points I"thereon and having Walls extending upforth.

--tallie supporting members secured to the 1 frame at opposite points thereon and having inelmbers and secured at, its edges to the l frame, metallic bearing-pieces outside i wgicovermg secured to said members and i substantial y as set forth. ,126. In a cushion,` a frame consisting .of lect-metal frame-members secured together lbers secured to the frame at opposite points thereon, acovermg extending over the frame and said members and secured at its edges to side said covering secured to said'supportiiig vmembers and formed'to provide supports for l '7. In a cushion, a metallic frame consistg ing of sheet-metal frame-members secured together at their ends, a tac-king strip secured to each frame-member, tivo metallic. i supporting members each serving to unite another and each having a depression therey 1n, a covering ext-ending'overtlie frame and g said members andsecured at its edges to said strips, and metallic bearing-pieces outside said covering'. secured to said supportmembers and entering said depressions,

8. In a cushion, a frame consisting of sheet-metal frame-members secured together at their ends, two metallic supporting mem'- Wardly therefrom, a covering extending over the frame Vand shaped by said Walls and secured at its edges to said frame, and bearingrpieces outside said covering secured to said supporting members, .substantially as set 9. In a cushion, ametallic frame, two mewalls extending upwardly therefrom, sheetmetal form-piecessecured to the frame adjacent to said Walls, a covering extending over the frame and shaped'by said Walls and fornipieces, its edges being secured to said frame, and bearing-pieces outside said covering secured tosaid supporting members, substantially as set fort 10. In a cushion, a frame consisting of sheet-metal frame-members secured together at their ends, two metallic supporting meinbers secured to the frame at opposite points thereon, each-having a Wall extending upsaid .Wall, a covering extending over the frame and said members and sliapetfl bysaid walls, its edges being secured to said frame', y and bearing-pieces outside said covering .se-

cured to said walls and entering t-he depressions therein, su bstantiall)v as set forth.

'11. In a cushion, a. frame consist-ing 0f sheet-metal frame-members secured together at their ends, racking strips secured to said members, metallic supporting members each serving to imite the end of one of said frameiiienibers to the end of another and each having a wall extending upwardly from the 1 frame ,and a 'depression iii said Wall, a covering extending over the frame and said supporting members and shaped by said walls, its edges being secured to said strips, and bearing-pieces outside said covering secured v c g to said Walls and entering the depressions 'fthe' cushion, substantially as set forth. l

therein and having integral projections servy ing to support the cushion, substantially as set forth.

l2. A cushion comprising a frame, spiral springs mounted thereon, a covering extending over said springs and secured at its edges to said frame, and a sheet-metal pan flanged at its edges covering the bottom of the cushion and secured at its edges to said 'frame with said [lange extending upwardly around the outer sides of the frame and overly ing saidcovering, substantially as set forth. 13. A cushion comprising a frame formed of sheet-metal frame-members secured t0- gether at their ends, tacking strips secured tol said fra-ine -menibers, spiral springs mounted on said frame-members, a covering extending over said springs and yieldingly positioned thereby, its edges being carried under said frame and secured to said strips, and a sheet-metal pan flanged at its edges covering the bottom of the cushion with said flanges overlying the covering, substantially as set forth.

14, A cushion having a rectangular frame consisting of. side andy end members of pressed'sheet-metal-secured together at their ends, a line of spiral springs mounted on each of said side members, a. sheet-metal strip supported o n each line of springs, tWo strips y its edges to said frame, substantially as set A This specification signed and witnessed this 22nd day of June, 1907.

' EDWARD e; BUDD.v

Witnesses:

R. M. Finns, P. S. TUCKER. 

